Batkanu
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|subdivision_name1 = Northern Province
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|subdivision_name2 = Bombali District
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|subdivision_name3 = Libeisaygahun
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Batkanu is a village and seat of the chiefdom of Libeisaygahun in Bombali District in the Northern Province of Sierra Leone.
Geographic facts
Latitude: 9.0833,
Longitude: -12.4167,
Elevation: {{convert|114|ft|m|abbr=off|sp=us}}.
Climate
Like almost all of Sierra Leone, Batkanu has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am) with very warm to hot temperatures year-round, a short though very pronounced dry season from December to March, and a long, very rainy wet season from April to November. Batkanu’s climate is less extreme than coastal locations like Freetown or Conakry, with the wettest months receiving less than {{convert|500|mm|in|-1|disp=or}} in contrast with {{convert|1000|mm|in|-1|disp=or}} in those coastal cities.
{{Weather box
|location = Batkanu
|single line = Yes
|metric first = Yes
|temperature colour = pastel
|Jan high F = 91
|Feb high F = 95
|Mar high F = 96
|Apr high F = 95
|May high F = 93
|Jun high F = 89
|Jul high F = 84
|Aug high F = 82
|Sep high F = 86
|Oct high F = 89
|Nov high F = 91
|Dec high F = 89
|year high F = 89
|Jan low F = 68
|Feb low F = 69
|Mar low F = 71
|Apr low F = 71
|May low F = 71
|Jun low F = 69
|Jul low F = 69
|Aug low F = 69
|Sep low F = 69
|Oct low F = 69
|Nov low F = 69
|Dec low F = 68
|year low F = 69
|rain colour = green
|Jan rain inch = 0.1
|Feb rain inch =0.2
|Mar rain inch = 1
|Apr rain inch = 3.7
|May rain inch = 8.9
|Jun rain inch = 15.2
|Jul rain inch = 17.6
|Aug rain inch = 18.8
|Sep rain inch = 18.4
|Oct rain inch = 16.2
|Nov rain inch = 6.9
|Dec rain inch = 0.7
|year rain inch = 107.5
{{cite web
|url =http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather.php3?s=618731&refer=wikipedia |title =Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Batkanu, Sierra Leone
|publisher=Weatherbase
|year=2011
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Retrieved on November 24, 2011.
|date=November 2011
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Images
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